Toy.



S. CILETTI.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 19, I914.

nvmvrom fiQMZQ J ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

STANISLAO CILETTI, or NEWARK, new JERSEY.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Application filed November 19, 1914. Serial No. 872,964.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANIsLAo CILETTI, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Newark, inthe county of Essex andState of New Jersey, have invented certainlmprovements in Toys, of which the following is a specification. 1

This invention relates'more particularly to that class of toys which are ;movable upon wheels and have some part or parts adapted to be automatically actuated as the toy runs along for attracting a childs attention.

The objects of the invention are to provide an improved toy of this character to provide an improved motor. or actuating means; to enable the motor spring to be attached directly to the frame of the t0y; to allow the toyto continue running after the motoristops; to actuate the automatic part of the toy from said motor independent of rotation of the Wheels; to secureimproved means for mounting'the automatic part of the toy and transmitting motionthereto; to secure simplicity of construction and operation, and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on line AA thereof, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line B-B of Fig. 2.

Inthe specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawings, the reference numeral. 1 indicates a vehicle having front and rear wheels 2, 3 respectively. The

rear wheels 3, 3 are connected to rotate with an axle 4 which extends between-the side frames 5, 5 of the vehicle. Above the axle 4: is mounted the motor or propelling means for actuating the toy, said motor including a shaft 6 rotatably supported at its ends in said side frames parallel to the axle. Adjacent one end of said shaft within the frame, is a gear wheel 7 in mesh with a pinion 8 fast upon the axle 4 adapted to drive said axle and wheels when rotated. Preferably said gear wheel 7 is greater in diameter than the pinion 8 so that the vehicle will be caused to travel a considerable distance with only a few revolutions of the gear wheel, but obviously theproportions of the gear wheel and pinion .may be varied without departing from the spiritand scope of the invention, and I do not wish to be understood asrestricting myself to any particular size or proportion of parts.

Adjacent the gear wheel 7, and preferably rotatably loose upon'the shaft 6 is a ratchet wheel 9 attached to which, or formed in-- tegrally therewith, is a hollow drum 10 arranged longitudinally of said shaft with its axis and the axis of the shaft coinciding. It is to be noted that. the ratchet wheel 9 is uponzthe opposite side of the gear wheel 7 from the adjacent side frame 5, and that Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

the drum 1Qextends from the ratchet wheel to the opposite, side frame 5. At this opposite or freeiend, the drum is supported at its periphery'in. an annular guide 11 secured tothe side frame 5 as by a rivet. 12, and within the drumand surrounding the shaft 6 isa spring 13 one end of which, as 14, is secured to the side frame 5 at the open end of the drum, the opposite end 15 being made fast to the ratchet wheel 9. Obviously, as the drum is rotated by hand or otherwise, the spring 13 will be wound up and serve to rotate the drum in the oppo site direction when released,- and preferably means are provided for connecting the drum, when so rotating in this opposite or working directionunder the action of the springgto the gear wheel v7 and thus propelling the vehicle. To thisend, a pawl 16 is pivoted upon the gear wheel 7 with its end pressedtoward the teeth of the ratchet wheel 15in anysuitable manner, as by means; of the leaf spring 17 shown in the drawingssecuredto the, gear wheel 7. 0bviously.v other connectin or clutch means could be used, and furthermore it is within the scope of the invention to arrange the pawl and ratchet or other clutch means'so as to actuate the gear wheel 7 as the spring is wound up and allow the drum to rotate independent of the gear wheel as the spring unwinds, if so desired. It is preferable however to cause the unwinding of the spring to propelthe vehicle, and allow the vehicle to stand still as the spring is being wound up.

For winding the spring, I have shown a flexible member. or cord 18 wound upon the drum 10 and extending at its free end from the rear of the vehicle. Itwill of course be understood that the cord 18 is wound upon the drum in the proper directioii, so that drawing upon said cord to unwind 1t from the drum causes the'spring tobe" wound up. Although I have shown the 5 cord entering from the rear of the vehicle,

so as-to trail behind the same and not become entangled'as the vehicle travels alon the floor, it will be understoo'dthatsaid cord" uponthe'string' to wind the spring 13 suf 15 ficiently for operating purposes withoutdra'ggi'n'g" the toybackward." Then-when. the string is dropped or slackened,' -the toyruns forward and the SlZIl1'1g*;WllldS again.

Mounted upon the vehicle for the amuse-" ment of achild and for attracting his attention is a movable member 19, here shown for illustrative} purposes to be a L donkey.- This movable-member or donkey 19 is shown pivotedupon a post 20 which issecured-to and projects upwardly from the-top'2l of the frame of the vehicle. Stays 22, 22 ex-- tendffrom the donkey to the pivot; support ing said donkey thereon, I and depending: from these stays fast with respectthereto is an arm 23 adapted to beswungback and forth to roc'kthe donkey or movable member upon its pivot.

At a distance from the'post 20 upon the" top'of the frame of the vehicle 1s an-up-- wardl-y extendingbracket 2l-in-which is fulcrumed a rocking lever '25,- said rocking lever extending laterally'as at 26 and then upwardly as M27 on one side'of the ful- 40 crum and extendingdownwardly as at 28 on the other side of the fulcrum. Preferablysaid rocking lever is mounted so as to 'sw1ng=*' substantially in the plane in which the arm 23 swings, and is connected atits upper end bymeans of a link29 to the lowerfenda of the arm 23.- Obviously, therefore, as the rocking-lever is oscillated upon its fulcrum thedonkey will be correspondingly rocked;

The dep'ending portion 28of the making lever is proportioned and positionedso as to normally be adjacent at its lower free end to the'periphery of the drum, preferably near one end thereof, and secured to the drum in any suitable manner, as by solder ing, are cams 80 adapted to engagethe said depending portion 28 of the rocking lever,

the said rocking lever away from its normal position. Said cams are shown as pieces of wire each providing an end portion 31 secured longitudinally of the" drum upon the inglever' is swung back again by-imeans of 0 -donkey will be rocked independent of the one siaiuriy uimat teammate nan coulc'l be employed, however.

-A suitable"spring"34c is provided for maintaining the rocking lever in normal position,

said spring may be arranged in any manner suitable to the purpose, it being here I, shown "as secured to the top of the vehicle frame and! extending'gupwardly therefrom and provided with a resilient loop 35 from which extends a lateral end slidably engag- 5 1 ing the upper portion 27 of the rocking *ilever As the drum is rotated," the cams .30 fast'r uponthe'drum'swing the rocking lever; and'as soon as'disengaged, said'roekthe spring 34. It will be obviousthat the rotation-of the :wheels of the vehicle, in case of any breakage "between thewheels and N motor, since. the actuation of the donkeyis made, direct ZEITOmItl1e.=II10tOI.: Y j Obviously detailmodifications may 'sbe' made/inmanufacturing my improved toy without departing f-roni the'spirit and scope 5;. of thG '1I1VI1tlOI1,faI1d=?I.dOJlOtWVlSh to be understood as restricting myself, .exceptfa's required. by. the following I claims when con 1 strued in the-light of the prior art;

Having thus "described" the inventiom what 1- claim 'i'sz r 5 1. Ina toyya. vehicle-'ha ving a driving wheelyagear wheel'for driving said driving I wheel, a.drum,means for rotating said drum in one direction, means forrotating-said drum-in the opposite direction, "means" for drivlng rsaid' gearwheel from the drum when said drum rotates in one direction, a

movable member, pivoted on said frame, an

1 arm fastivith respect-to said member, a rocking lever pivoted to said frame and .105

connected 'to said. arm to swing the same, and an arm'on saiddrum adapted to 'engage -and swing-:saidrocking lever'as thew drum-rotates.

2. In a toy, a vehiclehavinga drivingfLlO -wheel,- af gear wheel for driving said driv i ing wheel, a drumymeans for rotating. said I. drum in one direction, means for rotating saiddrumPinfthe opposite direction,.meansi for driving said gear. wheel from the drumj-1'15 when said-"drum rotates "in one direction, a movable 'member pivoted "on said frame, an

1 arm fast with respect to said member, a. rocking-lever pivoted to said frame" and connected to said arm to swing the same,

anarmon said drum adapted to engage and as the drum is rotated, and thereby swing swing said rocking lever from normal posi tion' to one side at each revolution of the 5 mounted on the body portion, 'a link connectingsaidfrockmg-lever to. said varm,5a 1.30

spring holding said rocking lever in normal said drum having one end fast to the closed position, a motor, and means on said motor end of the drum and its other end fast to for tripping said rocking lever. the body portion, a cord wound on said 4. In a toy, a body portion having heels, drum, and means for transmitting motion 5 a shaft extending between the sides of said from said drum to the Wheels of the body 15 body portion, a drum loose on said shaft portion.

having a closed end providing a bearing STANISLAO CILETTI. therefor and its other end being open, an Witnesses: annular guide on the frame for said open HOWARD P. KING,

10 end, a helical spring on said shaft within JANET A. AYERS.

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